29.06.2016
- Following six months of negotiations, French drugmaker Sanofi and German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have agreed an asset swap that sees Sanofi exchanging its...
29.06.2016
- The US federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) has declined a petition from a public interest group to lower the price of a drug for advanced prostate cancer...
28.06.2016
- Chemical stocks took a bigger hit than the broader market on Jun. 27, the first day of trading following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, analysts said, noting that...
28.06.2016
- BASF and Aspen Aerogels have expanded their six-year old collaboration with the signing of two agreements designed to increase market penetration, enhance product profitability and...
27.06.2016
- The European Parliament will hold an event on Jun. 28 to discuss and assess the impact of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as it works towards gathering evidence to support the...
23.06.2016
- Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has boosted its pigments capabilities in the Americas with the start-up of a new plant in Mexico in the second quarter of 2016. Located...
23.06.2016
- Japanese chemical and cosmetics company Kao Corporation has concluded a deal to acquire Spanish inks company Chimigraf Holding for an undisclosed sum. Located in Barcelona with...
22.06.2016
- Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has agreed to acquire Italian PVC film producer Alfatherm for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Varese, Alfatherm is the fourth largest...
22.06.2016
- German consumer chemicals producer Henkel has opened its new test facility for automotive composites in Heidelberg, Germany. The Composites Lab is focused on helping automotive...
22.06.2016
- German engineering plastics producer Covestro has inaugurated its new CO2-to-polyols plant at Dormagen, Germany. The facility that cost €15 million to build will produce 5,000 t of...